of meriden



I PATENTED FEB. 16,1904. G. E. SAVAGE & G. W. HOPE,

j" Nol 752,113.

GEFEE 0R.x TEA POT. APPLIUMIN FILED SEPT. 2a. wos.

I .UNiTEn STATES Patented February 16, 1904.

PATENT @-EEiCE.

GEORGE E.' sAvAeE AND GEORGE W'HOPE, OE MEainEucoNNEericu'r, Assienons V'ro MANNiNe, B OWMAN a co., or MEinDEN, coNNEcricU'r, A 'CORPORATION OE CONNECTICUT.

COFFEE 'on TA POT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters `IlEz-Ltent No. 752,113, dated February 16, A190.4. Application filed September 23,1903. Serial No. 174,341. I {No model.)

To afi/Z whom t may concern..- I 1 l Beit known that we, GEORGE E. SAVAGE and GEORGE WV. HOPE, citizens'of the United States, residing at Meriden, New Haven county, Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coffee-or Tea Pots, of whichY the following is a full, clear, and exact description. .f i -Our` invention relates to coffee-pots and the I0. like; and it consists in the novel and useful features of mechanical construction hereini after fully described. ,The construction coml prises generally a reservoir in which Water lis placed, a separate reservoir in which ground coffee is placechand a percolating device of improved construction suitably arranged relatively to these two chambers. When heat is ably secured to'tne reservoir A in the manner" hereinafter described.

E is a strainer or lfilter which divides'the chambers or spaceswithin`- the reservoir A and receptacle D. The strainer is provided with amultitude of small holes or perforations,

through' which the, Water may percolate after it has passed through the seasoningl element, and itv is also provided lwith a passage, located preferably substantially in the center of the same and arranged to receive the percolatortubeG., The receptacle D is preferably made ofglass'.v DT is a ledgethereon to support the strainer E.

E E are 'spring-clips secured to the strainer *andv extending downward and around the lower edge ofv the receptacle D, the ends of said applied, steam is generated,' which is forced clips being turned outwardly and upwardly in a fine spray .into the ground-coffee compartment and percolates lthrough the coffee *therein and lilters back to the Water-compartment, imparting to the latter thefl'avor of the seasoning element, whatever it may be.V The heat may be continued Vuntil the desired strength or `V flavor has beenimparted to the Water.-

' The'object of the invention is mainly to'improve the construction, so that the process may be carried out 'in a most expeditious and effective manner.

Another object is to so construct the parts of themechanism that none of them shall be lost during the working of the process or dur- 1in'g the pouring `of the beverage.

Figure'l is a side elevation of a coifee or tea pot embodying my invention, parts being broken away to show the interi r construction, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the strainer andattaching-lugs with the outline of the receptacle.

A is a reservoi arranged to hold Water thatis finally to become the beverage. f

B is a spout through which thexbeverageis to be poured.

C is a handle by which the coffee-pot'may be inclined to the desired angle for pouring.

' D is a receptacle arranged to hold the sea-V soning element.l This receptacle is detachof said 'receptacle D.

projecting outwardly to 'D2 on the outer side as means to securely hold the parts A and D from accidental disengagement and are use-.. ful not only Ito prevent looseness of the interior parte during, the process of making 4the beverage, butalso when the beverage is being poured. By extending the clips Eoutwardly and upwardly around the 'n lower and outer edge of the receptacle D the strainer E is more firmly held in place upon its seat on the ledge D than? would otherwise be Y the case, and

hence said strainer being held inv intimate enthe ledge DL prevents any of gagement with the codec-grounds or particles of the seasoning element, whatever it may be, from vwork-v ing around the edge of the said strainer and dropping into the reservoir A; If desirable, the clips Ev E may be provided with nibs E2, further frictionally hold the parts in secure engagement.' Since the strainer E has no depending ange, access may always. be had to the interior lower part of the receptacle D for the purpose of cleaning, and no partially-inclosed space is present wherein particles of the seasoning element may accumulate.

F is a `cover for the receptacle D. F is a hook thereon, the saine being arranged to engage underneath the ledge at the upper portion of the receptacle D. The function of the hook F is to prevent the cover from falling off when the `pot is tilted. -A spring-clip F2 may also be provided on the cover F to supplernent the hook F in securely holding the cover in place.

G is a percolator-tube which passes up from the reservoir A through the strainer and into the space within the receptacle D. This percolator maybe of any preferred form. The particular form herein shown is'described and claimed`in an application filed September Q3, 1903, by George Savage and James W'. Chapman, Serial No. 174,340. G represents perforations in the upper end of sa'id tube, and Gr is a deiiector above said perforations.

D3 represents grooves, which are preferably formed in the lower outer surface of the receptacle D to provide vents to permit any excess steam generated within the reservoir A to iiow out. Vhen heat is applied underneath the-reservoir A, steam is generated and conducted upwardly through the tube so as to pass out through the perforations Gr, whereupon it is deiected downwardly against the seasoning element in a more or less condensed forni, .through which seasoning elenient it passes and percolates, returning' to the liquid'within the reservoir A.

.1. In an apparatus of the character described, a liquid-reservoir, a detachable receptacle for the seasoning element provided with -a perforated strainer separating the chambers withinsaid reservoir and receptacle, a support for said strainer in said receptacle, and clips connected to said strainer yand engaging the lower edge of said receptacle projecting outside of the same, the projecting ends of said clips serving to retain the receptacle thereon in said reservoir.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a liquid-reservoir, a detachable receptacle for the seasoningpelement provided with ir when strainer se aratine' the elan 3. In an apparat-us of the character dev scribed, a liquid-reservoir, adetachable reeer tacle for the seasoning element provided with a perforated strainer separating the e bers within said reservoir and rece means for holding said strainer i 'A receptacle and means carried inyeaie. anni to engage with the reservoir, and means f. ried by the reservoir and arranged to en. with said receptacle, thev two latter operating to hold said parts against accidental disengagement when the saine are assenibied.

4. 1n an apparatus of the eiiarr scribed, a liquidreservoir, detachable .aptacle for containing the seasenielenient pro vided with a perforated sti-aine cham bers within said receptacle and reservoir', and means carried by' the rece acle for fric tionally holding the same to the reservoir, and means carried by the reservoir for frictionally holding' the sanne to the receptacle, said insane cooperating to prevent accidental disen agement of said parts when the same are essereN bled.

5. In an. apparatus of the character de seigibed, a liquid-reservoir, a detachable w tacle for holding the seasoning element, arranged to frictionally hold said pr disengagement when the saine are assenzliiled, said receptacle having grooves or channels, d jacent to the line of junction and between said dividing parts, and vent-passages to permit the escape v of surplus steam or gases generated within said reservoir.

Signed at Meriden, Connecticut, this .lth day of September, 1963.

GEORGE E. SAVAGE,

VEORGF W. HOFF. 1Witnesses: l

1E. J. PooLnr',

JAS. W. CHAPMAN. 

